WAC 446-95-020. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the term: (1) "Hospital" means any institution, place, building, or agency licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW; (2) "Sexual assault kit" or "SAK" means a standardized box containing items for collecting and storing forensic evidence; (3) "Washington sexual assault kit" or "WSAK" means a standardized SAK distributed by the approved vendor including a unique identifier, containing items for collecting and storing forensic evidence; with unique login information to be provided to the survivor allowing tracking of the WSAK; (4) "Sexual assault kit tracking system" or "tracking system" means a secure system accessible via the internet intended for the purposes of tracking all Washington sexual assault kits, regardless of when they were collected; (5) "Survivor" or "victim" means any person who suffers physical, emotional, financial, and/or psychological impact as a proximate result of a sexual assault; (6) "Sexual assault" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.125.030 ; (7) "Unique identifier" means a numeric or alphanumeric string that is associated with a single entity within a given system (i.e., barcode).